Biography
Marsha DuPree - has always been a performer, even in the early years, during family and community gathering – she was always on stage!
As a way to keep her performance skills "in tune"– Marsha entered pageants; Miss Atlanta, Miss Black Atlanta, Georgia's Queen of Posture, Yellow Daisy Festival – and along the way crossed paths with many music notables like the Freddie Cole Trio who was playing a function she was attending. She politely walked to the stage, grabbed a mic and started to sing - the trio reluctantly followed her lead but it would be the first of many times she would sing her first jazz song - Summertime.
Marsha she has traveled as far as the West Coast to perform at Harvey’s Casino & Resort, Lake Tahoe with the Atlanta based girl group - Eclipse and on the East Coast, to places like the prestigious Greenbriar Resort in White Sulfur Springs, West, Virginia and many more.
She loves to perform all types of music whether written by the master songwriters like Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen or performed by popular artist today like Celine Dion or Chaka Kahn.
You can find Marsha currently performing for Atlanta’s corporate community, local & regional festivals, weddings and private parties. You may also see her in musical productions on the stages of regional community theaters.
Music for intimate gatherings is Marsha’s specialty as she promotes her debut CD – Sweet Soul – smooth classic jazz for the discriminating ear. Take a listen at www.marshadupree.com.
Instrumentation
Marsha DuPree - Vocals
Marvyn Wheatley - Keyboard
Drums - Paul Fallatt
Bass - Nashid Abdul Khaaliq
Trumpet - Ron Taylor
Discography
Uptown Entertainment Band - 2001
Too Marvelous for Words - 2003
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - 2004
Sweet Soul - 2006
(All CDs available at cdbaby.com)
CD Baby.com or www.marshadupree.com
You can also visit us at www.myspace.com/marshadupree